Harogadde Manappa Nayak (1931 - 10 November 2000) was an academic, writer and folklorist.
He was born in the village Harogadde, of Theerthahalli Taluk, Shivamogga district in Karnataka.
Appointed the Vice-chancellor of Gulbarga University on 2 November 1984, he served until 15 February 1987, when he resigned citing moral responsibility for examination malpractices.
[1] Nayak died, following a heart attack, in Mysore in the year 2000, at the age of 69.
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